MCUs combine connectivity and low power for 32-bit design

The LPC3000 family of MCUs from NXP Semiconductors combines 32-bit ARM9 processing with vector floating-point co-processing and large memories to deliver unique performance advantages as well as low power consumption. In addition, peripherals supporting USB On-The-Go (OTG), SD Card and external NAND-Flash and SDRAM, optimise cost, boost performance and cut time to market for communication, multimedia, security and general-purpose products.

With up to 256kbyte on-chip SRAM, large 32kbyte I-cache and D-cache, in addition to the vector floating-point co-processor, the LPC3000 series provides unique opportunities among today’s ARM9-based MCUs to optimise performance, power consumption and footprint in embedded systems. By sharing a common baseline feature set, all LPC3000 devices support capabilities such as lowpower operation at voltages down to 0.9V, allowing designers to implement sophisticated power management in systems targeting a wide variety of applications and markets.

The 208MHz ARM926EJ-S core common to all family members supports native Jazelle Java bytecode execution in hardware, enabling basic security and authentication features. The multilayer Advanced High-performance Bus (AHB) architecture eliminates arbitration delays between the CPU, DMA controller, USB controller, LCD and Ethernet MAC. The ARM9 core’s Memory Management Unit (MMU) supports multi-processing operating systems, including popular embedded Linux variants.

The LPC3180/1 features USB OTG with fullspeed host capability, and the ability to operate in ultra-low-power mode down to 0.9V. Controllers for single-level and multi-level NAND Flash are also integrated. The LPC3000 family hierarchy also includes the LPC3220 with two I2S interfaces, the LPC3230 featuring an LCD controller, and the LPC3240 and LPC3250 which include a 10/100 Ethernet MAC. Additional, general-purpose peripherals common to all devices include a 10-bit ADC with three channels, two 32-bit timers with four capture/compare channels, two PWM channels, a PLL, a real-time clock, a watchdog timer and a keyscan function.

Designers can also take advantage of the 16-bit Thumb instruction set, available with the ARM9 core. This allows developers to achieve twice the density of standard code while retaining many 32-bit performance advantages compared to 16-bit processors with 16-bit registers.

 

FEATURES I2C master, multi-master and slave modes Selectable boot-up from external devices 1.2V core voltage 3V and 1.8V I/O Board Support Packages (BSP) available

APPLICATIONS Network-control and security systems Medical systems GPS receivers POS equipment Motor control

 

 

 

 

Development board LPC3000 is available to members of the Future Board Club. For more information, go to NXP's LPC3000 Product Page or alternatively if you would like to order a board go to http://www.my-boardclub.com/manf-offers.htm This offer is free and subject to qualification.

 

NXP Semiconductors LPC3000 MCU Family